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Liberty Global (LILAK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$8.03 0.00 (0.00%)
Closing price 05/22/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$8.04 +0.01 (+0.12%)
As of 05/22/2026 07:33 PM Eastern
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Liberty Global Short Interest Overview

As of April 30, 2026, Liberty Global (LILAK) had a short interest of 5.19 million shares sold short, representing 2.87% of the public float. This marks a -3.62% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 9.4, meaning it would take 9.4 days of the average trading volume of 740,005 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
5,185,626 shares
Previous Short Interest
5,380,443 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-3.62%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$43.09 million
Short Interest Ratio
9.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
201,400,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.87%
Today's Trading Volume
801,505 shares
Average Trading Volume
740,005 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
108%
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Liberty Global Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/20265,185,626 shares $43.09 million -3.6%2.9%9.37 $8.31
4/15/20265,380,443 shares $45.41 million -2.0%3.0%7.83 $8.44
3/31/20265,489,203 shares $48.41 million +13.0%3.0%5.24 $8.82
3/13/20264,856,388 shares $37.73 million +7.6%2.7%4.67 $7.77
2/27/20264,514,293 shares $35.84 million +0.5%2.5%4.45 $7.94
2/13/20264,490,194 shares $35.02 million -0.7%2.5%8.61 $7.80
1/30/20264,522,451 shares $35.18 million -4.2%2.5%4.81 $7.78
1/15/20264,720,529 shares $35.83 million +0.6%2.6%4.29 $7.59
12/31/20254,691,183 shares $35.00 million -12.1%2.6%5.25 $7.46
12/15/20255,336,299 shares $45.36 million -5.0%3.0%7.68 $8.50
11/28/20255,616,945 shares $49.12 million -3.7%3.1%8.52 $8.75
11/14/20255,831,987 shares $48.11 million -3.1%3.2%6.46 $8.25
10/31/20256,019,206 shares $47.61 million -2.3%3.3%8.95 $7.91
10/15/20256,160,000 shares $49.77 million +0.2%4.8%4.9 $8.08
9/30/20256,150,000 shares $51.91 million +14.7%4.8%4.3 $8.44
9/15/20255,360,000 shares $41.49 million +32.4%4.2%3.5 $7.74
8/31/20254,050,000 shares $33.37 million +9.8%3.2%2.7 $8.24
8/15/20253,690,000 shares $29.48 million +2.2%2.9%2.6 $7.99
7/31/20253,610,000 shares $25.78 million -17.8%2.8%2.2 $7.14
7/15/20254,390,000 shares $27.88 million +4.3%3.4%3.2 $6.35
6/30/20254,210,000 shares $26.19 million -11.4%3.3%3.3 $6.22
6/15/20254,750,000 shares $25.46 million +1.1%3.7%4.1 $5.36
5/31/20254,700,000 shares $23.55 million +9.3%3.7%4.1 $5.01
5/15/20254,300,000 shares $23.35 million +21.5%3.4%3.7 $5.43
4/30/20253,540,000 shares $19.47 million +2.3%2.8%3.4 $5.50
4/15/20253,460,000 shares $18.13 million +4.5%2.7%3.9 $5.24
3/31/20253,310,000 shares $20.56 million -2.1%2.6%3.8 $6.21
3/15/20253,380,000 shares $22.51 million -7.4%2.7%3.8 $6.66
2/28/20253,650,000 shares $24.49 million -9.7%2.9%3.9 $6.71
2/15/20254,040,000 shares $29.61 million +24.3%3.2%4.4 $7.33
1/31/20253,250,000 shares $19.92 million -9.7%2.6%3.5 $6.13
1/15/20253,600,000 shares $23.65 million +4.1%2.8%4.2 $6.57
12/31/20243,460,000 shares $21.94 million +0.9%2.7%4.1 $6.34
12/15/20243,430,000 shares $22.88 million -2.6%2.7%4.2 $6.67
11/30/20243,520,000 shares $24.32 million +16.9%2.8%4.7 $6.91
11/15/20243,010,000 shares $19.23 million -22.8%2.4%4.1 $6.39
10/31/20243,900,000 shares $37.75 million +11.4%3.1%5.7 $9.68
10/15/20243,500,000 shares $32.97 million +9.7%2.8%4.5 $9.42
9/30/20243,190,000 shares $30.27 million -22.6%2.5%3.5 $9.49
9/15/20244,120,000 shares $39.51 million -15.9%3.2%4 $9.59
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8/31/20244,900,000 shares $46.40 million -1.0%3.9%4.7 $9.47
8/15/20244,950,000 shares $48.16 million +2.1%3.9%4.7 $9.73
7/31/20244,850,000 shares $51.41 million +16.9%3.8%4.4 $10.60
7/15/20244,150,000 shares $41.29 million +32.6%3.3%4.1 $9.95
6/30/20243,130,000 shares $30.11 million -4.9%2.5%3.3 $9.62
6/15/20243,290,000 shares $27.34 million +13.5%2.6%3.1 $8.31
5/31/20242,900,000 shares $26.30 million -4.0%2.3%2.4 $9.07
5/15/20243,020,000 shares $25.58 million +13.1%2.4%2.2 $8.47
4/30/20242,670,000 shares $20.13 million -5.3%2.1%1.9 $7.54
4/15/20242,820,000 shares $20.53 million -2.8%2.2%2.1 $7.28
3/31/20242,900,000 shares $20.27 million +7.0%2.2%2.2 $6.99
3/15/20242,710,000 shares $17.10 million -5.2%2.1%2.2 $6.31
2/29/20242,860,000 shares $18.65 million -15.9%2.2%3.1 $6.52
2/15/20243,400,000 shares $23.09 million +27.3%2.6%4.1 $6.79
1/31/20242,670,000 shares $19.01 million -20.8%2.0%3.3 $7.12
1/15/20243,370,000 shares $24.23 million +13.9%2.5%4 $7.19
12/31/20232,960,000 shares $21.73 million -27.8%2.2%3.5 $7.34
12/15/20234,100,000 shares $28.95 million -4.0%3.1%4.7 $7.06
11/30/20234,270,000 shares $29.16 million +3.9%3.2%5 $6.83
11/15/20234,110,000 shares $29.51 million +5.7%3.1%4.9 $7.18
10/31/20233,890,000 shares $26.65 million -7.4%2.8%4.6 $6.85
10/15/20234,200,000 shares $31.21 million +7.1%3.0%5 $7.43
9/30/20233,920,000 shares $31.99 million -20.3%2.8%4.7 $8.16
9/15/20234,920,000 shares $41.72 million +20.0%3.5%5.9 $8.48
8/31/20234,100,000 shares $36.74 million -0.2%2.9%4.7 $8.96
8/15/20234,110,000 shares $37.28 million +4.9%2.9%4.3 $9.07
7/31/20233,920,000 shares $32.61 million +1.8%2.6%4 $8.32
7/15/20233,850,000 shares $31.45 million -3.3%2.6%3.8 $8.17
6/30/20233,980,000 shares $34.31 million +3.7%2.6%3.7 $8.62
6/15/20233,840,000 shares $32.56 million +12.9%2.6%3.5 $8.48
5/31/20233,400,000 shares $24.82 million +29.3%2.3%2.9 $7.30
5/15/20232,630,000 shares $21.78 million -22.0%1.7%2.2 $8.28
4/30/20233,370,000 shares $29.93 million -15.5%2.2%3 $8.88
4/15/20233,990,000 shares $34.71 million +23.2%2.6%3.5 $8.70
3/31/20233,240,000 shares $26.76 million +31.2%2.1%2.7 $8.26
3/15/20232,470,000 shares $19.66 million +6.5%1.7%2 $7.96
2/28/20232,320,000 shares $20.37 million +3.6%1.6%1.9 $8.78
2/15/20232,240,000 shares $19.89 million +1.8%1.6%1.9 $8.88
1/31/20232,200,000 shares $21.67 million -21.4%1.5%1.8 $9.85
1/15/20232,800,000 shares $25.37 million -20.7%2.0%2.3 $9.06
12/30/20223,530,000 shares $26.83 million +9.0%2.5%2.8 $7.60
12/15/20223,240,000 shares $22.49 million +25.1%2.3%2.4 $6.94
11/30/20222,590,000 shares $20.18 million -18.3%1.8%1.9 $7.79
11/15/20223,170,000 shares $26.15 million -11.2%2.2%2.3 $8.25
10/31/20223,570,000 shares $27.81 million -20.8%2.4%2.7 $7.79
10/15/20224,510,000 shares $31.98 million -0.9%3.1%3.5 $7.09
9/30/20224,550,000 shares $27.98 million +1.6%3.1%3.3 $6.15
9/15/20224,480,000 shares $29.66 million +13.7%3.1%3.8 $6.62
8/31/20223,940,000 shares $27.46 million -6.4%2.7%3.4 $6.97
8/15/20224,210,000 shares $33.68 million -1.9%2.9%3.6 $8.00
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7/31/20224,290,000 shares $31.49 million -4.5%2.8%3.3 $7.34
7/15/20224,490,000 shares $31.43 million -1.5%3.0%3.4 $7.00
6/30/20224,560,000 shares $35.52 million -1.9%3.0%3.7 $7.79
6/15/20224,650,000 shares $36.08 million +19.9%3.1%3.6 $7.76
5/31/20223,880,000 shares $36.90 million -0.8%2.6%3.1 $9.51
5/15/20223,910,000 shares $33.08 million +26.1%2.6%3 $8.46
4/30/20223,100,000 shares $28.64 million -6.1%2.0%2.5 $9.24
4/15/20223,300,000 shares $35.34 million +12.2%2.1%2.8 $10.71
3/31/20222,940,000 shares $28.19 million -3.0%1.9%2.6 $9.59
3/15/20223,030,000 shares $29.15 million +27.9%2.0%3 $9.62
2/28/20222,370,000 shares $23.91 million +4.9%1.5%2.5 $10.09
2/15/20222,260,000 shares $25.79 million +7.1%1.5%2.5 $11.41
1/31/20222,110,000 shares $22.81 million -5.4%1.4%2.4 $10.81
1/15/20222,230,000 shares $24.86 million +24.6%1.4%2.8 $11.15
12/31/20211,790,000 shares $20.41 million -2.7%1.2%2.4 $11.40
12/15/20211,840,000 shares $20.04 million -6.6%1.2%2.5 $10.89
11/30/20211,970,000 shares $22.14 million -25.4%1.3%2.6 $11.24
11/15/20212,640,000 shares $35.03 million -3.3%1.7%3.8 $13.27
10/29/20212,730,000 shares $32.84 million -11.4%1.8%4.2 $12.03
10/15/20213,080,000 shares $39.36 million +2.3%2.0%5 $12.78
9/30/20213,010,000 shares $39.49 million -16.2%1.9%4.7 $13.12
9/15/20213,590,000 shares $46.85 million -5.8%2.3%5.6 $13.05
8/31/20213,810,000 shares $54.83 million -2.6%2.4%6.6 $14.39
8/13/20213,910,000 shares $53.02 million -0.8%2.5%6.7 $13.56
7/30/20213,940,000 shares $54.49 million -11.1%2.5%6.9 $13.83
7/15/20214,430,000 shares $61.13 million -0.9%2.8%7.7 $13.80
6/30/20214,470,000 shares $63.03 million -5.3%2.9%7.8 $14.10
6/15/20214,720,000 shares $67.02 million -5.4%3.0%8.4 $14.20
5/28/20214,990,000 shares $71.76 million -1.0%3.2%8.5 $14.38

LILAK Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Liberty Global shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 5,185,626 shares of LILAK short. 2.87% of Liberty Global's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Liberty Global's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. LILAK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 9.4. Learn More on Liberty Global's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 2.87% of Liberty Global's floating shares are currently sold short.

Liberty Global saw a drop in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 5,185,626 shares, a drop of 3.6% from the previous total of 5,380,443 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

2.87% of Liberty Global's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "communication" compare to Liberty Global: Liberty Latin America Ltd. (0.34%), Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (0.22%), Telecom Argentina Stet - France Telecom S.A. (0.12%), Liberty Broadband Corporation (3.13%), Liberty Broadband Corporation (0.28%), Array Digital Infrastructure Inc. (2.17%), PLDT Inc. (0.09%), VEON Ltd. (0.24%), Liberty Global Ltd (2.15%), Kyivstar Group (0.57%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($86.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($39.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($26.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($12.66 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($12.29 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($11.87 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.82 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.51 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.76 billion), and Bloom Energy Corporation ($7.40 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LILAK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Liberty Global as its price is falling. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Liberty Global occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of LILAK, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including LILAK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like LILAK:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NASDAQ:LILAK) was last updated on 5/25/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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